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Tag Archives: Galaxy Science Fiction

“You’ll Never See It in Galaxy!”

2012-11-09

An interesting little historical footnote. Back in 1950, science fiction was still trying to discover itself as a serious genre, …

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The Ship Who Sang – Anne McCaffrey

2012-08-27

Girl born with severe physical deformities is encased in titanium and linked up to become the “brain” of a starship. Collects various stories of her many adventures.

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The Big Time – Fritz Leiber

2012-07-10

A lengthy look at a rest and recuperation center for soldiers fighting a war across the time-streams. A unique Hugo winner closer to a stage play than a novel.

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Destination: Void – Frank Herbert

2012-05-16

Human clones are sent from Earth as test dummies to colonize a habitable planet in Tau Ceti, overcoming a number of technological and pscyhological hurdles.

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The Faded Sun Trilogy – C.J. Cherryh

2012-04-26

The coming-of-age of one alien warrior, and the acculturation of one human soldier, set to the epic backdrop of recent galactic war and inter-species intrigue.

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The Last Castle – Jack Vance

2012-02-17

Super-cultured human gentlemen face extermination at the hands of their insectoid servitor race, who are in full rebellion, sacking each human castle in turn. A fine tale.

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The Dragon Masters – Jack Vance

2012-02-13

In the future, invading reptilians capture and genetically modify humans. In return, the humans capture and breed their own form of “dragons.”

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Hawksbill Station – Robert Silverberg

2011-11-21

Hawksbill Station, the prison at the end of time: a gulag in the Precambrian era for political extremists and protesters. A captivating story laden with concepts that demand introspection.

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